New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-10
STOLEN ADMIRALTY DESIGNS
PROMPT DENIALs FROM THE AMERICAN
LEGATION.
THE CHARGE THAT ANY ONE CONNECTED WITH THE
LEGATION PURCHASED THEM UNTRuE-A
WAVE OF INDIGNATIoN-THE ENG
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LoSpoN. March 9.-Today's papers publish
long story about an Admiralty official corrupuS
selling Admiralty designs, some OF them say W
gentleman connected with the American Lcea'io'''
In the absence Of the American Mlh'sCo' no"
staying at Monte Carlo, it has devolveo ON mr.
Henry White, Charge dAfairs, TO dcal WIN W.
charge against this Legation. He has seh1 'nv ioi
lowing communique to the press WHICH VIII "p
pear tomorrow: =,
ave are requested by the Charge d. Affairs OF
,be United States to say that the statements III
The london papers (f the ninth instant respecting
.rrrantitious purchases Of Admiralty oeslShs
are 80 far as they relate 10 the Um'ed o'a'es
LEGATION, entirely untrue
This point blank denial relieves the legation
from an imputation which there was no excuse lor
making The English press. with one exception
abstaned from comment. The exception Is Inc
Daily Telegraph" which discusses solemniS
on the subject through whole column. line
telegraph considers TerTys offence treason, ana
trusts the rumor that the American Government is
implicated to be unfOunded. III, however anos
"Tbe Telegraph,n ait should be proved thai the
Government at Washington has been endeaV orlhe
to blibe British officials to turn traitor, violent
wave Of INDIGNATION Will sweep over the country
There is much more in the same strain.
Nobody seems to know whence this grave charge
ori mated The Admiralty disayows 1t ana L
have the highest authority for saying that The
Admiralty has brought accusation against any
one connected directly or indirectly with the
American Legation. The number of persons so
connected is considerable, their names are all
registered in the Eng glish Foreign Office, and down
10 the cook and coachman not one OF them is
IMPLICATED or suspected. The conjecture is that
Terry the Admiralty draughtsman, now dismissed
for sellns nfOrmati n, preferred when cpniron,ei
with the proof Of his guilt tO say thal inc designs
had gone to America rather than to some Euro
pean Power Terry in fact, sold the designs TO
q person in no way connected with any Legation
or any foreign Government. The person VINO
bought them acted as a sort OF broker ana resolu
the designs to the Iii shest bidder. 1t is notorious
that all or most of the European Governments
England included-do traffic in such wares and
buv plans and information of all kinds which
they know are corruptly sod but such transactions
are never carried by embassies LEGATIONS OF
persons Of diplomatic position l have Admiralty
authority for saying that in the present case
there is no evidence in possession OF The Depart
ment to show where the plans purchased nom
Terry actually went The accusation against the
American Legation is wanton, and hints that
other legations with naval attaches are guilty or
under suspicion, equally wanton question
would have been asked to-day in the House OF
Comm rs in relation to thus matter were u not
Wednesday, when question is in order. 1t VIII
be asked tomorrow however, when the answer
/ have no doubt, will be most explicit in the
above sense. The Admiralty officials, moreover.
avow themselves content with the public dismissal
and disgrace of Terry, and 10 not intend 10 push
the matter further.
Nearly all the English papers discourse at
length on Beecher in q strain of admiration